The Portland daily press., 1887-10-28
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

The harbor was calm yesterday, and there
were few arrivals.
The vesper service at Congress Sqnare
church will be postponed to November 18th.
: Vincent Chautauqua Circle will meet this
evening with Mrs. Coffin, slS Congress
streets
There M9sone additional case of diph-
liberia reported yesterday ;this time onBrack-
EFT street.
Meeting Of the Unitarian Woman's AuxiI-
larry this FridaNaftemoon at o'clock. Ad-
journed from O tobef-2l.
st. Paul's chu Feh contributed to the Wild
ow's Wood Society 1915 instead of 1913, as
printed in yesterdays report.
Rev. Dr. Aubrey of London, England, will
address meeting for men only in Y M. c,
A. hall next Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Schooner George Washington landed Is ,0OC
pounds Of cod and paddock. and the Joseph
Warren 10000 pounds of the same yester-
day.
1t was a bright. morning yesterday, but
cloudy 10 the afternoon. The mercury was
the lowest yesterday morning, 800, of the
season.
E. b. Mallett of Freeport. got the contract
yesterday afternoon for supplying the city
with $4,000 cubic yards of granite blocks for
street paving
: The freight earnings of the Maine Central
Railroad foI the month of September of this
year were $4,000 more than for the CORES
ponding month last year.
Cyrus DE Cost threw stone through a
window on India street and yesterday MORN
ing in the municipal court paid a fine of $40
and costs for malicious mischief
William Ferguson, who is wanted for lar
ceny in Lynn, Mass, was arrested in this
city by Officer Firth yesterday morning, and
is held subject to orders from Lynn.
The despatch in reference to Major Green
leafs visit to recruiting officers does not in.
diyidualize Portland, as there are over 80 re-
cruiting stations for the general service OF
the army.
despatch was received yesterday, an
nouncing The loss of the Highland Queen,
Captain ODE, "a tons, ON Schoodic Point,
October Goth. She is owned by parties in
Portland.
An invitation has been extended by Cloud
man Post of Saccarappa to Bosworth Post
of this city to attend a campfire November
9th, and action will probably be taken on the
invitation tonight
James Hassett found buffalo robe in the
road near the tannery few days ago and
brought it to the police station. Yesterday
morning it was claimed by Thomas Kimball
and the finder rewarded with present
of so.
President Lord of the Boston and Maine,
states that so far as he knows the Governors
veto of the Hazen bill will be sustained, al
though there may be legal points raised as to
the constitutionality of Governor Sawyers
objections.
A runaway horse, attached to country
wagon loaded with apples, ran down Gray
street, narrowly escaping Mr.. VIM. Alden's
carriage, and turning into Park street, just
escaped Mrs. Sweat's carriage. The wagon
was broken and apples scattered every
where.
The Bostons papers say 1.-The failure of
the Portland house of Woodman, True & Co.,
has no materially affected the standing OF
other Eastern firms, and has no particular
bearing on the dry goods trade here Collec-
lions in all sections are as prompt as usual
at this season.
Yesterday afternoon the team of Burleigl
c. Sprague collided with that of Mr. N. K
Sawyer of Deering, on Market Square, and
Mr.. Sawyer's carriage was overturned and
his horse thrown to the pavement. Forum.
ately Mr.. Sawyer was not injured and little
damage was done to the team.